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Schools in Goreville · Goreville Community Unit School District 1

Goreville’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

18% of students in Goreville’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Goreville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
630 students on the public path
In brief

Goreville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1477 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Goreville’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 18% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,173 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Goreville High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Goreville’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1477)Better than 53%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 292 test results and a graduating class of 36 could put Goreville anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Goreville’s students in the tested grades sat them (289 in math, 296 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Goreville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Goreville Elementary SchoolGoreville Community Unit School District 1B−
9–12Goreville High SchoolGoreville Community Unit School District 1B−

Goreville’s public schools are run by Goreville Community Unit School District 1. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Goreville Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 630 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,173IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 29.9% · 296 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 289 students tested

Goreville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Goreville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GorevilleB−Goreville Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Goreville

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Gorevilleby address
Goreville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
464 students18:1Rate it →
Goreville High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
166 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Goreville’s schools

Are Goreville’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Goreville children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Goreville in?

Goreville Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 630 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Goreville kids go to high school?

Goreville High School, with 166 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Goreville’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Goreville Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Goreville spend per student?

$15,173 in Goreville Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.